Colm Hayes Thursday 4 April 2013

Colm Hayes

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Cannabis and Teenagers

There has been some controversy recently over comments made by Bressie regarding the legalisation of cannabis. Colm read an e-mail from a mother who is concerned because her 16 year old son has effectively dropped out of school and the listener believes that the cause of this is her son’s habitual smoking of cannabis. Whether cannabis is legal or not it seems teenagers today have no problem in accessing it – but what can the effects be on one so young? And what can this mother do?

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IMF Warning

The Troika have urged the Irish government to take action on mortgage arrears and high-lighted the slow-progress in this area thus far. The Troika report shows concern that ‘banks report that a significant number of consumers are prioritising unsecured debt over the repayment of their secured mortgage debt’. Ross Maguire is a Senior Counsel and a co-founder of New Beginning, he spoke about how the banks have failed to deal with this issue for years - You can find out more on www.newbeginning.ie

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Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise was in town yesterday for the premiere of his new movie Oblivion. Reporter Amanda Fennelly was in studio to talk about her meeting with Olga Kurylenko, Director Joseph Kosinski, the other celebs who were there, the excitement of the fans and of course her chat with the man of the moment

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Hell's Kitchen to Hollywood

Tonight on RTE One at 10.15 pm ‘Hell's Kitchen to Hollywood’ tells the story of the Irish-American men and women who shaped American cinema and helped change the fortunes of an entire people. Mixing travelogue with biography and interview, John Kelly journeys around the States to discover how the Irish in the movies created archetypes that shaped America's image of itself and how their legacy informs distinctive screen drama that still captivate global audiences. John was on the line to tell Colm more

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Cycle Against Suicide

Mary O’Keeffe is running a cycle in conjunction with the Cycle Against Suicide on Sunday April 28th – People who register for Mary’s Cycle will get a Cycle Against Suicide jersey. Mary is a member of a cycle club and her cycle is open to everyone and every kind of bike – Mary herself will be on a high-nellie. The cycle will be from Abbeyleix to Ballacolla to Durrow – It’s about 20k and not too hard. Mary’s husband Eddie died through suicide in December 1996. You can register for Mary’s cycle by e-mailing info@cycleagainstsuicide.com.